FOOD!

I'm finally a food blogger again. :)

Stuff I've been eating:


A breakfast smoothie. I don't remember what I put in this, but it was good.


A breakfast quinoa recipe from Vegetarian Times -- tasty delicious! Surprisingly, not terribly filling, however. Maybe I'll add more nuts next time, so I can make it through the morning with out a grumbling tummy.


My basic, ever-changing, always tasty, black beans and rice. I took some of this to work for lunch today. My boss popped her head into the classroom to ask us a question, looked at my lunch and said, "oh, that doesn't look good to me." I was shocked! I said, "it's just beans and rice -- I love beans and rice!" She replied, "hm -- you eat so healthy!" What a weird thing to say. I can't complain too much, though -- she did give me a raise today. (Effective Monday! And it's a pretty reasonable raise, too!)

And, I went grocery shopping today. This was insane. Here's what I bought:


BREAD
1 loaf local oat bran bread

BULK
1 pound orzo
1 1/2 pounds organic long grain brown rice

CHEESE
6 oz local goat cheese

FROZEN
10 oz local, organic, frozen, in-pod edamame

PACKAGED GROCERY
12 oz box organic whole-wheat couscous
16 oz Bragg's
small bottle apple juice
unbleached muffin liners

PRODUCE
1 organic cucumber
4 organic bananas
3 organic avocadoes (99 cents each!)
2 organic red grapefruit
2 organic lemons
4 organic artichokes ($1.19 each!)
1 bunch organic asparagus
1 bunch organic rainbow chard
2 heads organic purple garlic
organic bulk baby mixed greens
sprig organic fresh basil
12 local, organic cremini mushrooms
2 organic red onions
2 organic yellow onions
1 organic yellow bell pepper
4 local, organic yukon gold potatoes
1 organic zucchini
1 organic sweet potato
1 bunch organic beets with tops
4 local, hydroponic tomatoes
3 pound bag organic pink lady apples
bag yellow pearl onions
8 oz bag local, organic spinach
carton organic grape tomatoes
package local, organic fresh oregano

REFRIGERATED GROCERY:
10 oz Wildwood superfirm tofu
Earth Balance buttery sticks (this is an exception to my "5 or less" rule)
LightLife 3-grain tempeh
dozen local, organic, free-range eggs

Everything, except for the artichokes, was on the list. I'm going to be busy this weekend, and into next week! Recipes planned include: "You've got peanut butter in my chocolate cookies," blueberry muffins, roasted tofu & veg with garlic mashed potatoes, eggs/greens/hashbrowns/grapefruit (Dan's favorite breakfast,) sushi, tempeh bacon sandwiches, beet-top quiche, and an orzo salad with goat cheese.

AND, 31.24% of my purchase was from local companies, which isn't bad, considering we've had a very cold, very wet, very dreary "spring" so far. Can't wait for the farmer's market! (And spring-like weather, too.)